Today, City Hall is talking about its proposed contribution to the $44 million development.

It likely will be about $5.5 million in tax-increment from growing value of downtown properties.

Replacing parking lots with residences is critical to downtown’s continued growth and long-term health.

This project would add about 278 residences to the West End by close of 2015. About half of the city’s contribution would fund site clean-up and demolition of the parking lot. The other half would cover important infrastructure, from sidewalks to landscaping.

Mayor Pro Tem Pauline Medrano signaled her strong support for the plan.

“We’ve got to increase the critical mass downtown so we can have this more vibrant city,” she said.

The City Design Studio has signed off on the construction plan, which wraps the residences around a structured parking garage.

Karl Zavitkovsky, the city’s economic development director, said permits should be pulled by the end of this year for construction.

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